Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 57968.015 - Employee is crushed by falling truck and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 57968.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 02/12/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
958654.015	02/12/2014		441120	Mcm Auto Sales, Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on February 12, 2014, an employee was performing mechanic work under a pick-up truck with a coworker. The two were in the process of preparing a 2006 Dodge Dakota pick-up truck for towing. The coworker raised the front of the Dakota using the tow trucks wheel lift mechanism and lifting the Dakota by its front towing lugs. The employee then got underneath the truck in order to manually place the transmission in neutral so it could be towed. After managing to place the transmission in neutral from underneath the truck, the truck then rolled backwards, fell off of the tow trucks wheel lift mechanism, and came down on top of the employee, killing him.

Keywords: Crushing, Falling Object, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Tow Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	958654.015	50	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanic apprentices

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